Abstract
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 The Stoat occupies a wide range of habitats. It is often found in successional or forest-edge habitats, in the scrub, alpine meadows, marshes, riparian woodlands, hedgerows, and riverbanks that have high densities of small mammals, especially Microtus and Arvicola voles (KİNG, 1983). PULLİAİNEN, (1999) stated that coniferous and mixed woodlands are preferred, but that many other habitats are used including tundra and the summits of fells and mountains. Dense forests and deserts are avoided (KİNG, 1983). Although mentioned in all to-day's Laws on Hunting (1893 – 2014) in Bosnia-Herzegovina, there are not so many records of this species or official reports in hunting bag. Considering its geographic range (IUCN 2020), in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the stoat is recorded only in the western and northern parts of the country. İn this paper, we presented new localities where the stoat was observed in Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as types of habitats where it was recorded.
Highlights
The Stoat occupies a wide range of habitats
The stoat was observed at one locality in Central Bosnia and two localities in eastern Bosnia
This former marshland originally had forests from association Alno – Quercion roboris (STEFANOVIĆ et al, 1983), with pedunculate oak as a dominant tree species. Today it has only remains of these forests and rest is cultivated land. This locality belongs to the region of Lowland continental hunting grounds in BosniaHerzegovina (KUNOVAC et al, 2009)
Summary
The Stoat occupies a wide range of habitats. It is often found in successional or forestedge habitats, in the scrub, alpine meadows, marshes, riparian woodlands, hedgerows, and riverbanks that have high densities of small mammals, especially Microtus and Arvicola voles (KİNG, 1983). In Bosnia-Herzegovina, the stoat is a game species. New observations of Stoat (Mustela erminea L.) in Bosnia and Herzegovina After observing the stoat at some locality, we collected coordinates and altitudes using the Mobile Mapper CE instrument.
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